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  • David McNaught has been in Guatemala since August 2009 as Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy. He has been posted to Iraq and South Africa. David has experience in dealing with fragile States and emerging economies

  • David Meller joined the Department for Education as a non-executive board member in June 2013. David is joint chairman of his family business, the Meller Group, one of the largest luxury home and beauty suppliers in the UK. …

  • Mr. David Jones joined the FCDO in 2006.  He has been British Consul General Montreal since August 2024. His last role was Senior Adviser in the Cabinet Office, focusing on cyber and related national security issues. His pre…

  • From May 2021 to August 2023 David was the UK Government’s Regional Climate (COP26) and Energy Ambassador for Europe and Central Asia. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2023 to move to the private sector. Davi…

  • David Morley was British Ambassador to The Republic of The Gambia from May 2011 until March 2014. David joined the FCO in 1973 and has served at a wide variety of Posts overseas. He has just returned from a 3-year posting on…

  • David Morris has been the Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale since 2010. He was UK Government Space Adviser having taken up the role in July 2022. He has previously served as a member of the Commons Science and…

  • David Mowat served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health from July 2016 to June 2017. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Warrington South in May 2010. Education David was educated at La…

  • David Mullan joined the Northern Ireland Civil Service in 1998 and worked across several Executive Departments within a range of finance and policy roles. David was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for the North West of Eng…

  • David Neal served as the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from March 2021 until February 2024. David Neal was appointed by HM The Queen as the Provost Marshal (Army) and commanded the 1st Military Polic…

  • David has worked in the nuclear sector for 12 years in the Waste Management, Decommissioning and New Build sectors. In addition, he has previously managed large portfolio’s of projects, as well as holding various tendering a…

  • David Pasquini was the UK Consul based in San Diego, California, from October 2016 to 2023. In this role, he was responsible for the UK’s political and economic relationship with San Diego County. Prior to this position, he …

  • David Peattie was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2017, following a 33 year career in a number of technical, commercial and senior management positions in the oil and gas …

  • Deputy Head of Mission since July 2017. David was previously in Luanda, Angola, for 3 years as Head of Public and Corporate Services. His previous postings overseas were Dusseldorf as Head of Entry Clearance and Consular Ser…

  • David Phillips is the Head of Service Development and Central Commissioning and joined the Legal Aid Agency in September 2021. He joined the Civil Service in 1992 and has worked in several government departments and agencies…

  • David Poole joined the Board as Director, Commercial and Procurement in April 2013. He first joined the agency in September 2008, bringing extensive experience in supply chain management, procurement, purchasing and programm…

  • David was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 1 June 2009 and was reappointed on 17 May 2012. While his term was due to end on 31 May 2015, his membership has been extended until the end of …

  • David Probert was Interim Director General for Performance and Delivery from November 2025 to April 2026. During this time, he remained Deputy Chief Executive Officer of NHS England, a transitional post he has held since 6 M…

  • David arrived in Ottawa as British Deputy High Commissioner to Canada in August 2022. David has served in a number of roles at home and overseas, both across government and in the private sector. He joined the foreign servic…

  • David Prout has been Pro-Vice Chancellor (Planning and Resources) at Oxford University since September 2017.  He has responsibility for the University’s financial and strategic planning, the estates and capital plan and the …

  • David was appointed as the UK’s Permanent Representative to NATO in April 2022. Before this, David served as the Prime Minister’s adviser on International Affairs and Deputy National Security Adviser from 2019 to 2022 and as…

  • David Blakemore is the Chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty . He has been reappointed as the Chair from 7 November 2019. David has been a member of the Committee on Fuel Poverty since its inception in January 2016 and was …

  • David Reed MBE is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and British Consul General to Istanbul. Prior to taking up his current role, David was Sanctions Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth an…

  • David joined the Inland Revenue as a trainee tax inspector in 1979 after graduating in economic history at Durham University. He has been a director since HMRC was formed in 2005, first as Director of Central Policy, and the…

  • David Riley was appointed UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in July 2024. David joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) in 2…

  • David Rooke has worked at the Environment Agency (EA) since it was formed in 1996. During this time he has held various roles including: Acting Chief Executive Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management Head of …

  • David is the Finance Director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. He joined DCMS in 2015. He was previously Finance Director of the Department for Communities and Local Government, where he also worked on strateg…

  • David started his career in the chemical industry with Aker Kvaerner providing environmental and health and safety solutions to chemical manufacturing facilities in Teesside. He joined the nuclear industry in 2005 with Studs…

  • David Rutley was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office between 27 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for …

  • David retired as a Vice Chair of KPMG LLP in September 2022 after 17 years, including 8 as Global Head of Banking and 5 as a member of the UK Board. He is an advisor to a number of growing fintech companies. David was a Vice…

  • David Silk was the Interim Director General for Aviation, Maritime and Security at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) from 4 November 2025 to 15 March 2026.   David has been the Director of Aviation since January 2023, res…

  • David Slinn became the United Kingdom’s seventh ambassador to Croatia in April 2012. Previously, he was the first British Ambassador to North Korea. David has spent a major part of his career in South East Europe. After six …

  • David Smith was appointed as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief on 11 December 2024. David became Member of Parliament for North Northumberland in July 2024. Immediately prior to this, he was chief execut…

  • David has previously led the BBV Integrated Project Team as Project Client since April 2021, and has over 30 years’ major programme experience both in the UK and overseas, most notably on projects including HS1, Al Reem Isla…

  • David joined the FCO in 1980 and has spent the majority of his career working overseas in a wide range of posts and roles. He has worked in a number of posts in Latin America as well as Europe and Asia. Most recently he has …

  • David Stewart joined as Executive Director, Mergers and Markets of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in January 2022, and left in September 2023.

  • David had a long career in the NHS, with a number of senior roles including Chief Executive of Newham Primary Care Trust, Chief Executive of Shropshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Deputy Chief Executive of the NH…

  • David Taylor CBE is one of the country’s leading exponents of urban regeneration and he has worked extensively in the public, private and voluntary sectors. He is Chairman of BL Canada Quays Ltd, a joint venture with British…

  • David (Dave) Thomas is currently the Deputy Head of Mission in British Embassy Bangkok. Prior to his appointment, Dave was the Deputy British High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2018 to 2022. He joined the FCO in 1996 and has…

  • David Thomas was appointed Head of Contract Management and Assurance in June 2019, having previously held the role of Head of Assurance since January 2017. David joined the Legal Aid Agency from the Government Internal Audit…

  • David Thomas is Interim Director General, Net Zero Buildings and Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

  • David has been with EDF Energy for for 20 years. A chartered accountant, he has undertaken a number of finance management roles; most recently recently the the Generation Finance Director. As the Generation Finance Director,…

  • David Torrens - Member of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee David grew up on a mixed farm in Co Londonderry and worked as a vet in mainly farm animal practice for seven years, before joining the Department of Agri…

  • David has been Head of the Governor’s Office (HOGO) and UK Policy Adviser to the Governor since November 6 2021. Prior to this, he was Deputy Head of Delegation for Politico-Military Affairs in Vienna. He began his Civil Ser…

  • David Vineall was appointed as Human Resources Director in April 2014. David has a wealth of experience within the Industrial sector having held a series of senior HR leadership roles in TATA Steel in Europe, BAE Systems and…

  • David Wakefield was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Crown Commercial Service in September 2014 to chair its Audit Committee. He is also Chair of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. David is a qualified accountant and has …

  • David was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company (SLC) in 2011 and has twice operated as Interim/Acting Chief Executive during periods of change. Before joining SLC, David held a number of senior posit…

  • David Wallace has been Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur since July 2022.  He held the role of Acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia (Chargé d’Affaires) from August 2024 to April …

  • David Ward arrived in Minsk in September 2024 to take up his appointment as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Belarus. Before this he was High Commissioner to the Independent State of Samoa. Dav…

  • David Williams was appointed as MOD Permanent Secretary in April 2021. David Williams was appointed Second Permanent Secretary for the duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in March 2020. David was appointed as Di…